Abstract
The traditional concept of health information systems (HIS) poses numerous problems when attempting to support local management orientated to the reduction of health inequalities. How does one design a local HIS, and what would its characteristics be? We view HIS as open and complex systems of which we ourselves are a part. The hypothesis is that a HIS that provides support to local management must be conceived as a set of processes including data, information, knowledge, communication, and action (DIKCA). Data constitute a complex structure with five components. Information is a set of processed data; meanwhile knowledge output involves a subject's understanding and grasp of the phenomenon. Communication links the previous concepts to action. Strategic and communicative actions should be priorities in local management. This proposal aims at management support by the HIS to eliminate health inequalities and build an inclusive society.
Highlights
El Sistema de Información en Salud (SIS), según la Oficina Regional de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), “é um mecanismo de coleta, processamento, análise e transmissão da informação necessária para se organizar e operar os serviços de saúde e, também, para a investigação e o planejamento com vistas ao controle de doenças” 1 (p. 26)
The traditional concept of health information systems (HIS) poses numerous problems when attempting to support local management orientated to the reduction of health inequalities
The hypothesis is that a HIS that provides support to local management must be conceived as a set of processes including data, information, knowledge, communication, and action (DIKCA)
Summary
El Sistema de Información en Salud (SIS), según la Oficina Regional de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), “é um mecanismo de coleta, processamento, análise e transmissão da informação necessária para se organizar e operar os serviços de saúde e, também, para a investigação e o planejamento com vistas ao controle de doenças” 1 (p. 26). Un sistema de información que pueda dar soporte a la gestión local debe articular los siguientes elementos: dato, información, conocimiento, Figura 1 Sistema de Información en Salud (SIS) y sus subsistemas.
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